ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46675
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 496th TFSqn /50th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 84-1263 |
| MSN: | 5C-100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maxdorf, 10 km west of Ludwigshafen (Rhl.-Pfalz) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hahn AB, West Germany (EDAH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 18 December 1989: destroyed in a Mid-air collision between two USAF F-16Cs (84-1263 and 84-1293) over Maxdorf, 10 km West of Ludwigshafen (Rhl.-Pfalz). One pilot, First Lieutenant Steve 'Sunny' Sundstrom died, the other pilot, Major Rodd Kallman ejected safely.
However, it is not yet clear which pilot was in which aircraft.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19891219&id=LC-19891219-1002&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1593/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:43 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2013 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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